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pur·ga·to·ry AHD[pûrʹgə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē] D.J.[ˈpɜːgəˌtɔːriː, -ˌtəʊriː]K.K.[ˈpɝgəˌtɔri, -ˌtori]n.（名词）pl. pur.ga.to.ries 【复数】- Roman Catholic Church A state in which the souls of those who have died in grace must expiate their sins.【罗马天主教】 炼狱：那些在幸福中死去的人的灵魂必须去赎罪的地方
- A place or condition of suffering, expiation, or remorse:受难之时或受难之地：受难、赎罪或忏悔的地方或状态：a purgatory of drug abuse.滥用毒品而引起的痛苦
adj.（形容词）- Tending to cleanse or purge.愿意净化或洗涤的
- Middle English purgatorie 中古英语 purgatorie
- from Old French purgatoire 源自 古法语 purgatoire
- from Medieval Latin pūrgātōrium 源自 中世纪拉丁语 pūrgātōrium
- from Late Latin [means of purgation] [from neuter of] pūrgātōrius [cleansing] 源自 后期拉丁语 [赎罪的方式] 源自pūrgātōrius的中性词 [净化]
- from Latin pūrgāre [to cleanse] * see purge 源自 拉丁语 pūrgāre [净化] * 参见 purge
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